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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam add to his pancakes to improve them?

2. As Sam watched the sky in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter," what did the sky look like?

3. What does Sam make for a present for Bando for Christmas?

4. What did Sam use to haul the materials to make his fireplace?

5. in "I Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow," what does Sam consider a pretty good barometer?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what did Sam gather as he pushed his raft down the stream?

2. What was different about the Baron on October 15?

3. How does Sam's dad react when he first sees Frightful?

4. What does Bando say shows that Sam has been busy since Bando left?

5. What preparations does Sam make for Christmas dinner when Bando will come?

6. What issues did Sam face when hunting season arrived?

7. Where does Sam get wood and store it in "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

8. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

9. How did Sam and Frightful like the crickets in the meadow in "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness"?

10. How does Bando serve Sam's dad after the first course of onion soup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam obtained a peregrine falcon. How did Sam manage to get a peregrine falcon?

Essay Topic 2

Sam was able to survive the winter without any help. How was Sam able to be so self-sufficient?

Essay Topic 3

Sam carefully trained Frightful. How did Sam know how to train Frightful?

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